Romans 8:31 (WEB)

Passage

What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

Nearby Context

Romans 8:29 For whom he foreknew, he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.

Romans 8:30 Whom he predestined, those he also called. Whom he called, those he also justified. Whom he justified, those he also glorified.

Romans 8:31 What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

Romans 8:32 He who didn’t spare his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how would he not also with him freely give us all things?

Romans 8:33 Who could bring a charge against God’s chosen ones? It is God who justifies.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shall", "things", and "against". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shall" and "things", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 30's "Whom he predestined those he also called..." into verse 32's "He who didn t spare his own...", so "shall" and "things" belong inside that flow. In Romans context, the local focus is righteousness by faith, union with Christ, life in the Spirit, and God's covenant faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "shall" and "things" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.